Linking a PAN card to an Aadhaar card is a straightforward process that the government has made available. The deadline for linking a PAN to an Aadhaar card has been pushed back until March 31, 2023. However, there is now a cost for linking your Aadhaar with your PAN card. A fee of Rs. 500 was assessed if the linking was finished by June 30th, 2022. However, there is now a cost of Rs. 1,000. In this article, you will learn How to link Pan with Aadhar online and get your documents linked as quickly as possible.
How to Online Link a PAN Card to an Aadhaar Card
The following is a step-by-step process for linking Aadhaar with a PAN card online:
Pay the necessary cost via the
If you have accounts with Axis Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Federal Bank, ICICI Bank, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank, you can use the e-filing Portal to pay your taxes.
| S.NO | STEPS TO PAY FEE |
| 1. | Go to the Income Tax e-Filing website and navigate to the e-Pay Tax page. |
| 2. | To obtain an OTP, enter your PAN, confirm your PAN, and cellphone number |
| 3. | Following OTP verification, you will be led to a page displaying various payment tiles. |
| 4. | On the Income Tax tile, press the “Proceed” button. |
| 5. | Select the AY as 2023-24 and the Payment Method as other Receipts (500), then click “Continue.” |
| 6. | Enter Rs. 1000 in the “Others” field of the tax break-up and proceed to complete the payment. |
– If you have any other bank accounts, please report them to the NSDL (now Protean) portal under Major head (0021) and Minor head (500) for AY 2023–24.
| S.NO | STEPS TO PAY FEE |
| 1. | Go to e-Payment for TIN and pay the late fee of Rs. 500/1000, as applicable. |
| 2. | Select “Proceed” from the drop-down menu next to Challan No./ITNS 280 in the non-TDS/TCS category. |
| 3. | You will notice a challan with main (0021) and minor head numbers (500). |
| 4. | Fill in the needed information (PAN, AY, mode of payment, etc.) and pay the exact amount (i.e., Rs. 500/1000) via a single challan. Furthermore, the challan for fee payment should only be with the AY 2023-24. |
After 4-5 business days of making payments on the NSDL (now Protean) portal, proceed to step 2 and submit the Aadhaar linkage request on the e-Filing portal.
The detailed procedures are as follows:
| S.NO | PROCEDURES TO LINK PAN CARD WITH AADHAR CARD |
| 1. | Go to the online filing site > Login > Click “Link Aadhaar” or “Link Aadhar” in the personal details on the Dashboard, under the Link Aadhaar to PAN option. |
| 2. | After inputting your PAN and Aadhaar numbers, click “Validate.” |
| 3. | If you have paid a challan via the NSDL (Protean) Portal and your payment information is verified by e-filing, your PAN and Aadhaar will be validated, and you will receive a pop-up notice saying, “Your payments details are verified.” To submit an Aadhaar link request, click “Continue” on the pop-up dialog. |
| 4. | Enter the required information and click the “Link Aadhaar” button. |
| 5. | Enter the 6-digit OTP sent to the mobile number you provided in step 1 through text message. |
| 6. | Your registration to link your Aadhaar and PAN was completed successfully, and you can now monitor the status of that link. |
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Conclusion
It is important to link your Aadhaar to your PAN card since your income tax return will be rejected if your Aadhaar is not linked to your PAN. In addition, if you want to conduct a banking transaction worth more than Rs. 50,000, you must link your PAN and Aadhar cards.